Costello v. Third Ave. Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term. Action by John Costello against the Third Avenue Railroad Company. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, plaintiff, appeals.. The action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff from being run over by a cable car through the negligence of the defendant. At the time of the injury the plaintiff was about eight years old, and a bright, healthy boy. The accident occurred about noon on a clear day.
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Appeal from trial term. Action by John Costello against the Third Avenue Railroad Company. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, plaintiff, appeals.. The action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff from being run over by a cable car through the negligence of the defendant. At the time of the injury the plaintiff was about eight years old, and a bright, healthy boy. The accident occurred about noon on a clear day. The plaintiff left his home, on the easterly side of 3d avenue, a few minutes-before he was injured; and it was while he was returning towards…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The sole question for our consideration is as to-whether or not the trial judge erred in dismissing the complaint upon the ground that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. In disposing of the motion to dismiss, the learned judge summarized! the facts by saying:
*869“The boy, while running diagonally across the street, with nothing to obstruct his view, was struck by the left side of the front of the car, and thrown under the left side of the car. This shows conclusively that he had not sufficient time to head off the car, and that in making the attempt he was guilty of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fandel v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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- Downey v. Baton Rouge Electric & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908